2012 Summer Olympics Results - Swimming
| Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| July 31 - Final | |||
USAUnited States | Ricky Berens, Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Conor Dwyer, Charles Houchin, Matthew McLean, Davis Tarwater | 6:59.70 | |
FRAFrance | Jérémy Stravius, Grégory Mallet, Amaury Leveaux, Clément Lefert, Yannick Agnel | 7:02.77 | |
CHNChina | Lu Zhiwu, Li Yunqi, Hao Yun, Sun Yang, Dai Jun, Jiang Haiqi | 7:06.30 | |
| 4 | GERGermany | Clemens Rapp, Paul Biedermann, Tim Wallburger, Dimitri Colupaev | 7:06.59 |
| 5 | AUSAustralia | Ned McKendry, David McKeon, Thomas Fraser-Holmes, Ryan Napoleon, Cameron McEvoy, Kenrick Monk | 7:07.00 |
| 6 | GBRGreat Britain | Robert Bale, Ieuan Lloyd, Ross Davenport, Robbie Renwick, David Carry | 7:09.33 |
| 7 | RSASouth Africa | Sebastien Rousseau, Chad Le Clos, Darian Townsend, Jean Basson | 7:09.65 |
| 8 | HUNHungary | Gergo Kis, Peter Bernek, László Cseh, Dominik Kozma | 7:13.66 |
| 9 | JPNJapan | Yuya Horihata, Sho Sotodate, Yuki Kobori, Chiaki Ishibashi | 7:11.74 |
| 10 | RUSRussia | Alexander Sukhorukov, Artem Lobuzov, Mikhail Polishchuk, Evgeni Lagunov | 7:11.86 |
| 11 | ITAItaly | Marco Belotti, Gianluca Maglia, Alex Di Giorgio, Riccardo Maestri | 7:12.69 |
| 12 | BELBelgium | Louis Croenen, Glenn Surgeloose, Dieter Dekoninck, Pieter Timmers | 7:14.44 |
| 13 | DENDenmark | Pal Joensen, Anders Lie, Daniel Skaaning, Mads Glæsner | 7:15.04 |
| 14 | CANCanada | Tobias Oriwol, Blake Worsley, Colin Russell, Alec Page | 7:15.22 |
| 15 | NZLNew Zealand | Andrew McMillan, Matthew Stanley, Steven Kent, Dylan Dunlop-Barrett | 7:17.18 |
| 16 | AUTAustria | David Brandl, Florian Janistyn, Christian Scherübl, Markus Rogan | 7:17.94 |
| Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay, Heats, Heat 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| July 31 - Final | |||
| 1 | FRAFrance | Jérémy Stravius, Grégory Mallet, Amaury Leveaux, Clément Lefert | 7:09.18 |
| 2 | GERGermany | Clemens Rapp, Paul Biedermann, Tim Wallburger, Dimitri Colupaev | 7:09.23 |
| 3 | RSASouth Africa | Sebastien Rousseau, Chad Le Clos, Darian Townsend, Jean Basson | 7:11.51 |
| 4 | HUNHungary | Gergo Kis, Peter Bernek, László Cseh, Dominik Kozma | 7:11.64 |
| 5 | JPNJapan | Yuya Horihata, Sho Sotodate, Yuki Kobori, Chiaki Ishibashi | 7:11.74 |
| 6 | ITAItaly | Marco Belotti, Gianluca Maglia, Alex Di Giorgio, Riccardo Maestri | 7:12.69 |
| 7 | DENDenmark | Pal Joensen, Anders Lie, Daniel Skaaning, Mads Glæsner | 7:15.04 |
| 8 | NZLNew Zealand | Andrew McMillan, Matthew Stanley, Steven Kent, Dylan Dunlop-Barrett | 7:17.18 |
| Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay, Heats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| July 31 - Final | |||
| 1 | USAUnited States | Conor Dwyer, Charles Houchin, Matthew McLean, Davis Tarwater | 7:06.75 |
| 2 | FRAFrance | Jérémy Stravius, Grégory Mallet, Amaury Leveaux, Clément Lefert | 7:09.18 |
| 3 | GERGermany | Clemens Rapp, Paul Biedermann, Tim Wallburger, Dimitri Colupaev | 7:09.23 |
| 4 | AUSAustralia | Ned McKendry, David McKeon, Ryan Napoleon, Cameron McEvoy | 7:10.50 |
| 5 | GBRGreat Britain | Robert Bale, Ross Davenport, Robbie Renwick, David Carry | 7:10.70 |
| 6 | CHNChina | Lu Zhiwu, Li Yunqi, Dai Jun, Jiang Haiqi | 7:11.35 |
| 7 | RSASouth Africa | Sebastien Rousseau, Chad Le Clos, Darian Townsend, Jean Basson | 7:11.51 |
| 8 | HUNHungary | Gergo Kis, Peter Bernek, László Cseh, Dominik Kozma | 7:11.64 |
| 9 | JPNJapan | Yuya Horihata, Sho Sotodate, Yuki Kobori, Chiaki Ishibashi | 7:11.74 |
| 10 | RUSRussia | Alexander Sukhorukov, Artem Lobuzov, Mikhail Polishchuk, Evgeni Lagunov | 7:11.86 |
| 11 | ITAItaly | Marco Belotti, Gianluca Maglia, Alex Di Giorgio, Riccardo Maestri | 7:12.69 |
| 12 | BELBelgium | Louis Croenen, Glenn Surgeloose, Dieter Dekoninck, Pieter Timmers | 7:14.44 |
| 13 | DENDenmark | Pal Joensen, Anders Lie, Daniel Skaaning, Mads Glæsner | 7:15.04 |
| 14 | CANCanada | Tobias Oriwol, Blake Worsley, Colin Russell, Alec Page | 7:15.22 |
| 15 | NZLNew Zealand | Andrew McMillan, Matthew Stanley, Steven Kent, Dylan Dunlop-Barrett | 7:17.18 |
| 16 | AUTAustria | David Brandl, Florian Janistyn, Christian Scherübl, Markus Rogan | 7:17.94 |
| Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay, Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| July 31 - Final | |||
| 1 | USAUnited States | Ricky Berens, Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Conor Dwyer | 6:59.70 |
| 2 | FRAFrance | Grégory Mallet, Amaury Leveaux, Clément Lefert, Yannick Agnel | 7:02.77 |
| 3 | CHNChina | Li Yunqi, Hao Yun, Sun Yang, Jiang Haiqi | 7:06.30 |
| 4 | GERGermany | Clemens Rapp, Paul Biedermann, Tim Wallburger, Dimitri Colupaev | 7:06.59 |
| 5 | AUSAustralia | Ned McKendry, Thomas Fraser-Holmes, Ryan Napoleon, Kenrick Monk | 7:07.00 |
| 6 | GBRGreat Britain | Robert Bale, Ieuan Lloyd, Ross Davenport, Robbie Renwick | 7:09.33 |
| 7 | RSASouth Africa | Sebastien Rousseau, Chad Le Clos, Darian Townsend, Jean Basson | 7:09.65 |
| 8 | HUNHungary | Gergo Kis, Peter Bernek, László Cseh, Dominik Kozma | 7:13.66 |
| Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay, Heats, Heat 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| July 31 - Final | |||
| 1 | USAUnited States | Conor Dwyer, Charles Houchin, Matthew McLean, Davis Tarwater | 7:06.75 |
| 2 | AUSAustralia | Ned McKendry, David McKeon, Ryan Napoleon, Cameron McEvoy | 7:10.50 |
| 3 | GBRGreat Britain | Robert Bale, Ross Davenport, Robbie Renwick, David Carry | 7:10.70 |
| 4 | CHNChina | Lu Zhiwu, Li Yunqi, Dai Jun, Jiang Haiqi | 7:11.35 |
| 5 | RUSRussia | Alexander Sukhorukov, Artem Lobuzov, Mikhail Polishchuk, Evgeni Lagunov | 7:11.86 |
| 6 | BELBelgium | Louis Croenen, Glenn Surgeloose, Dieter Dekoninck, Pieter Timmers | 7:14.44 |
| 7 | CANCanada | Tobias Oriwol, Blake Worsley, Colin Russell, Alec Page | 7:15.22 |
| 8 | AUTAustria | David Brandl, Florian Janistyn, Christian Scherübl, Markus Rogan | 7:17.94 |
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